Medevac company begins year-long deployment By 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guard, friends and family said good-bye to a small group of “Bayou Dust-off” Soldiers with a special mission at a deployment ceremony at Esler Field in Pineville, Nov. 22. More than 20 members […]
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By 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard presented the Purple Heart combat decoration to three Guardsmen during an official ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., Nov. 13. The Guardsmen were presented with the decoration for injuries they sustained in combat when improvised
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Outgoing chief to retire after 27 years of service By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kevin P. Dares as its new command chief warrant officer during an official change of responsibility ceremony on the parade field at Jackson
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New Orleans resident fondly says farewell to military family By 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – New Orleans-native Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kim Janneck, the Louisiana National Guard’s command chief warrant officer, will retire after relinquishing responsibility in an official ceremony in New Orleans, Nov. 3.
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BATON ROUGE – Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 927th Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion, were celebrated by family, friends and fellow Guardsmen during a deployment ceremony at the Bethany World Prayer Center in Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 20. The Baton Rouge-based unit will deploy more than 90 Soldiers to Afghanistan in support of
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month. Suicide is a major public health problem. This video contains messages from around the Louisiana National Guard regarding how to identify and assist someone who may be thinking about harming themselves. Remember, if you are concerned about someone you know, and you think they may be considering suicide, you can
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